Subject: LAKE OZARK MAN RECEIVES AWARD FOR 50-YEAR MEMBERSHIP IN ACS

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     LAKE OZARK MAN RECEIVES AWARD
     FOR 50-YEAR MEMBERSHIP IN ACS
 
     ROLLA, Mo. -- John F. Roland Jr. of Lake Ozark, Mo., received an
     award for 50 years of membership in the American Chemical
     Society.
 
     The award was presented April 16 at the University of Missouri-Rolla 
     by Dr. Michael Van De Mark, president of the South Central
     Missouri Section of ACS and an associate professor of chemistry
     at UMR.
 
     Roland graduated from Purdue University in 1942 with a bachelor's
     degree in microbiology and biochemistry. He wrote 16 scientific
     publications, contributed to three scientific books and was
     awarded 15 patents.
 
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